Fastener



Nov. 3, 1925 1,560,264

. s. LEDoux FASTENER Filed Feb. l0. 1925 Smeon Lequx INVENTOR WITNESS:

Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES SIIVIEON LEDOUX, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

FASTEIDIER.

Application filed February 10, 1925.

To all fio/1.0m t may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMEON LEDOUX, a citizenV of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have inventedL new and useful Improvements in Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to fasteners and contemplates the provision ofmeans for locking the mouth of al mail bag so that the same cannot beopened-during transit or storage.

Another object of the present invention is the position of a collarhaving a sleeve received therein whereby a simple twist of the collarwill force the sleeve up through the collar and firmly engage a tie ropeupon each twist.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means located uponthe upper ends of the sleeve whereby when the same protrudes through theupper end of the collar the same may receive the yoke of a look thereinso that the sleeve cannot be unscrewed or disengaged from the collar.

`With the above and other objects in View, the invention furtherincludes the following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bag showing the invention applied.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the :fastener-Figure 3 is a top plan view of the sleeve members.

Figure l is a bottom plan view.

Figure 5 is a perspective of one of the sleeves.

Figure 6 is a detail view of one of the fastening cords.

Referring' to the drawings in detail wherein like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 1()indicates a mail bag of the usual and wellknown construction and used inaccordance with the present invention. It is well known that whenfilling or emptying bags of this type, the cords will hold back smallpackages, newspapers and letters, which remain in the bag indefinitely.

In order to p-rovide a very simple, cheaply manufactured fastening meanswhich is Serial No. 8,814.

the same an appreciable distance. Received within the collar 11 aresubstantially semicircular sleeve members 14- also having their loweredges enlarged and threaded as at 15, and threadedly engaging portion 13of the collar 11. Itwillbe noted that there are two of such sleeves andreceived within the inner edges thereof is a plurality of cords or ropes16, and preferably four as shown in Figure it of the drawings. Thus far,it will be noted that the ends of the cords 16 may extend above the topof the sleeves 141, an appreciable distance, and while holding the endsof the ropes or cords in one hind engaging the collar 11, and giving thesame a downward pull it will be seen that the cord or rope 16 will forcethe sleeve ltoutwardly so that the enlarged threaded portion 15 of thesleeve 14 will engage the threaded portion 13V of the collar 11 andtravel upwardly therethrough. As the sleeves travel upwardly through thecollar 11 it will be seen that due to the enlarged portion of thesleeves and collar that the sleeves will more firmly engage the ropes orcords 16 upon each upward twist.

Made integral with and extending from the upper portions thereof uponthe sleeve 111 are apertured ears 17 which are so arranged that both ofthe sleeves when extending through the collar 1l, the apertured portionthereof will be in registration when the sleeves extend above the upperperiphery of the collar 11 whereby the yoke of the lock 18 will beinserted therein in order to render the bag inaccessible. tounauthorized persons. Secured to the ends of the rope or cord 16 arehooks and snaps 19 and 20 respectively, the hooks 19 adapted to bereceived within eyelets provided in the top of'the bag, the snaps Q()preventing unravelling of the ends of the ropes or cords 16.

There is also provided upon one side of the collar 11 a spaced strip 21which may be preferably spaced therefrom to receive way tickets in orderto determine the bag-s destination.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right herelll) in reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope ofthe appendedclaims.

lVhat is claimed is l. A mail bag fastener of the Character describedcomprising a hollow cylindrical member having its lowerI end enlargedand interiorly threaded, a pair of companion sleeve members having theirlower ends enlarged and threadedly engaging thethreaded portion of thelcylindrical, registering apertured lugs extending from the upper endsof the companion sleeve members, fastening means extending therethrough`to hold the guy ropes within the companion sleeve members and againstaccidental rotation oit' Ithe companion sleeve members and held thereinfrom accidental displacement.

2. A fastener for mail bags comprising aAV hollow cylindrical memberhaving its lower end enlarged and interiorly threaded, a pair ofU-shaped companion sleeve members received within the hollow cylindricalmember and adapted to travel up* wardly through the hollow cylindricalmember, guy ropes received within and extending through the sleevemembers, regis tering apertured ears extending from the upper portion ofthe sleeve and adapted to reeeive a loc-king means therein.

A fastener for mail bags comprising a hollow cylindrical member havingits lower end enlarged :and interiorly threaded, a pair of flaredexteriorly threaded sleeves adapted to be received within the hollowcylindrical member and adapted to be brought into threaded engagementtherewith, and ropes extending from 'the bag through the sleeve membersand 'engaging the inner side walls of the sleeve members.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SIB/IRONy LEDOUX.

